Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-24
FLoRICULTURE.
IlOlHL Hints.

The following is good advice concerning
the packing of plants and slips far mailing:
Select the small rooted slips and tie little
piece of damp moss around the roots. Put
the slips as closely together as possible in
paper box and tuck q damp piece of
cotton batting over the top. Cover the box,
tie apiece of wrapping paper around it, and
direct carefully. Place the slips in warmish
water for little while before potting, and
you will rarely lose plant.
Additions can go outside Mt the time of
bedding out. by growing them in good
soil, with fair shifts, Swinging and plun-
ing back, fine specimens, effective for
lawn decoration, may soon be had. With
op-dressing of r.>anure later, their
blooming will be nearly continuous.
For large specimen plants, boxes are
better than pots. Handles and casters on
them will facilitate moving about. For
such plants good dressing of manure
except for every third year, may often be
made to answer in place OF shifting.
Sometimes cailas seem healthy enough,
but have had no flowers during the winter.
Plunge the pot of such to the rim out
doors, thus reducing their vigor, and they
should bloom we'll year later. Sonpv
water given several times a week is help
full.
uCuSliiS tulh uafc DlOO1lcu OurlCC the
winter may, with advantage, be giver par.
tiall rest, through less frequent watering,
before being pressed into use for summer
OF fall decoration. Hydrangeas, if treated
to liquid manure, will make a s,ron ger
growth and yield finer bloom. Ferns
need shady window and to be we'll but
not Orer-Watered.
Deep planting of gladioli, tuberoses, and
sweet peas, say two to four inches down.
will usually give better results than a
more shallow covering suitable for other
GroWths. Green fly sometimes troubles
lilies early in the season, to prevent which
mulch with wet tobacco stems. two or
three inches in thickness.
f.rergreens may be transplantel little
later than it is safe to reset dcciduous
trees, in fact, any time before the new
growth commences. and again in the sum-
mer after the new growth becomes
hardened. In handling these use extreme
care to keep the roots from driving; as in
an good lan'ing the ground is to be we'll
tirmcd about the roots.
=, 10 prevent weeds growing in the walks.
the use OF the following solution is rec
commended: One part low grade carbolic
acid in 1G0 parts Of water. applied in =
spray form. Guard the hands and permit
none of the solution to so against the GRASS
or box edgings.
Sometimes it happens that gerani,tms
from late spring cuttings, planted in rich.
moist soil, grow all to leaf and Weld hnt
few flowers. To do better than this. thev
should become pot-bound and show bloom
before planting out. Planting pots and all
is OF doubtful benefit. Better have the soil
less rich, but practice deep digging. With
moist season and rich soil, no geraniums
fare as we'll. Old, cut-baclz plants, full of
shoots and bloom, planted out the latter
part OF May, should flower we'll all sum.
mer.
Many florists state from experience that
soot water is a safe and excellent fertilizer
Tor plants, including those in pots, It is
USED 1or an plants that require manure
water at ALL say tor roses, pelargoniums.
anu'.lohs va, ana =, such vigorous growing
plants. hen the pots are full of roots It
seems to be specially beneficial. The
water is thus prepared: Tie up one.ha1f
a peck OF SCOT in cloth bag, throw il into =
nlne- gallon cask Of hot water. Work the
bag well III the water, which should stand
un'll clear, When i: may be used after be-
ing diluted with clear water. Judgment
must DC used as 10 the proper strength ~
would better be used too weak thon to-
strong. 'n"n soo
10 destroy angle worms, turn the n1on,s
out OF their POTS, reduce the balls of aa,tl'
as much as possible, SO that all the wor,na l
can be picked out by hand, and then r ~. NJ
IN clean pots, using fresh comnost ~ ~
AVOID them' DO not plunge your plants div
ing Inc summer season. ALWAYS nlant
them out; Worms in lawns NAV ba 3D. d.
stroyed by Watering with clear lime 49, ue.
IN me evening and sweeping up the worms
~ 49, .ne carry morning.-Populur GurIens